Summit Power International Limited hosted an iftar for about 440 migrant workers in Singapore, many of them Bangladeshis, as part of a Ramadan initiative recognising the contribution of overseas workers.
The event was organised jointly with the Anjuman & Aziz Charitable Trust at a workers’ dormitory in Space@Tuas in Singapore on Thursday, the company said in a statement.
Summit Group Founder Chairman Muhammed Aziz Khan broke fast with the workers during the programme.
The event marked the second iftar in Singapore sponsored by Summit Power International Limited, the Singapore-headquartered parent company of Bangladesh’s largest private sector power generation firm.
“Social responsibility is at the core of our business and personal lives,” said Summit Group Founder Chairman Muhammed Aziz Khan.
“We are privileged to host this iftar for migrant workers, many of whom are Bangladeshi and contribute to economic growth through remittances,” he said.
The organisers said the initiative reflects ongoing social responsibility efforts by Summit Power International Limited and the Anjuman & Aziz Charitable Trust in Bangladesh and Singapore.
Muhammed Aziz Khan, a Singapore citizen of Bangladeshi origin, received the Public Service Medal in 2023 for supporting Bangladeshi migrant workers isolated in dormitories during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Summit Group employs more than 6,000 people and has investments across power, energy, ports, logistics and telecommunications.
Summit Power International Limited, incorporated in Singapore in 2016, works with partners including JERA, Mitsubishi Corporation, Taiyo Life Insurance and GE in infrastructure development across South Asia.
The group recently received the Reuters Global Energy Transition Award 2024 in the Projects of Impact category for providing solar power to remote river-island communities.
The Anjuman & Aziz Charitable Trust was founded in 2020 by Muhammed Aziz Khan and Anjuman Aziz Khan to support education for disadvantaged children in Bangladesh.
Hanns Kendel serves as managing trustee of the organisation.
